World Building

(Pamphlet pg. 1)

(Pamphlet pg. 2)

When creating something we truly believe it is incredibly important to think about the intricate qualities that make up the world. There are so many nuances that make up this world. It lives in its own culture, and breeds new identity. It was an interesting perspective to see how coming together with other people can help develop and create those things. There were three different articles we decided to use to best describe the world of gradually losing sight, and gaining the ability to see ghosts. We felt that showing a billboard of an issue, a pamphlet, and a P.O.V. perspective of a person affected by this affliction would gives an interesting view on the culture and the world that surrounds these articles.

A P.O.V. immerses us directly into the world and the people that are suffering within it. I set out to document how these people would feel, and it would look like. Using an incredibly powerful flashlight and long exposure, I was able to attain the image that is present. I thought if I were to deal with this and constantly see ghosts in this fashion, it would be difficult.

As we were brainstorming as a group we wanted to focus on what a young teenager would be going through is suddenly their vision was rapidly changing and they had to deal with seeing ghosts. Just like normal puberty, many teens go through this dark abyss barely understanding the changes taking place. Surely this is what some teens seeing ghosts would feel so we decided to portray that through a billboard advertisement. In the image the background is black and white while the billboard remains in color to show how the teens don’t instantly lose sight of color. We also thought it’d be cool to include in this world a psychotherapy line to help troubled ghost-seeing teens.

What we also decided to do was touch on the literature of this world. Losing color and seeing ghosts is a transition for everyone in the world, just like puberty. So we thought, what if in this world, seeing ghosts was treated regularly, just like puberty, and what if it was an actual process from puberty as well. With that idea we decided to commission a stereotypical puberty pamphlet that kids get when they reach that age. But instead of addressing puberty itself, it addresses the change kids have from losing their sight and becoming knowledgeable of the ghost world around them. This would be an excellent example of literature because it gives insight into the culture of this society in regards to health and normality in regards to the body. Not only that, but it also shows how this phenomenon is a cultural norm that occurs regularly and is expected to happen to everyone in this society. This pamphlet is able to highlight society’s views on the issue, as well as trying to make it apparent that this transitional stage is natural and happens to everyone, just like puberty. With these examples, we feel that we are accurately able to portray this society, and how the people in this society feels and perceive the environment around them.